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“Barbarism,” wrote Alain Finkielkraut not long ago, “is not the inheritance of our prehistory. It is the companion that dogs our every step.” In”
― Arguably: Essays by Christopher Hitchens
― Arguably: Essays by Christopher Hitchens
“The leaders of the church know perfectly well that prayer is not intended to gratify the devout. So that, every time they accept a donation in return for some petition, they are accepting a gross negation of their faith: a faith that depends on the passive acceptance of the devout and not on their making demands for betterment”
― Mortality
― Mortality
“I have been 'in denial' for some time, knowingly burning the candle at both ends and finding that it often gives a lovely light.”
― Mortality
― Mortality
“It is a frequent vice of radical polemic to assert, and even to believe, that once you have found the lowest motive for an antagonist, you have identified the correct one.”
― Arguably: Selected Essays
― Arguably: Selected Essays
“Orwell was one of those upon whom nothing was lost. (This included, as Orwell himself said: “the power of facing unpleasant facts”). By declining to lie, even as far as possible to himself, and by his determination to seek elusive but verifiable truth, he showed how much can be accomplished by an individual who unites the qualities of intellectual honesty and moral courage..”
― Arguably: Selected Essays
― Arguably: Selected Essays
Alex’s 2023 Year in Books
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